Genre Magic Country of origin Indonesia No. of seasons 5 Final episode date 10 February 2012 Number of seasons 5 Presented by Nico Siahaan, Adi Nugroho | Developed by RCTI Original language(s) Indonesian First episode date 6 February 2009 Network RCTI Cast Deddy Corbuzier | |
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Judges Deddy Corbuzier
Romy Rafael
Melissa Karim (2009) Similar The Next Mentalist, Indonesia Mencari Bakat, Hitam Putih, Around Indonesia, Silet | ||
The Master is an Indonesian reality television show aired on RCTI. It is a competition between stage magicians in which the winner is decided by viewer vote. It first aired February 6, 2009, and has the slogan "Mencari Bintang Tanpa Mantera" ("Finding a star without charm"). The show consists of some magicians performing their magic and trying to become The Master. In every episode, one contestant who receives the lowest SMS vote is eliminated from the competition. After each act, the judges (3–4) give their comments. The host is Nico Siahaan. The Master became Indonesia's most popular TV series, with 11.4 million viewers.
Produced by Fabian Dharmawan, who is also the show runner for Indonesian Idol 2012 and X Factor Indonesia, The Master sets a very high standard for a talent search show which still holds a record breaking performance in TV ratings, 11.4/44 in audience share in the finale of The Master: Duel Inauguration Limbad VS Joe Sandy in 2009.
As of May 2009, the show is in the middle of its third series.